May 2022 Newsletter

Highlights

Registration Opening in June: SIREN 2022 National Research Meeting

Stay tuned for registration opening next month for our upcoming virtual National Research Meeting in September and October 2022 applying a racial equity lens to social care research. In the meantime, feel free to add these meeting dates to your calendar: Thurs Sept 15, Tues Sept 27, and Weds Oct 12. (Click on the dates to add them to your calendar.)

Federal Policy Comment Opportunity

Every year CMS updates rules related to how it pays for inpatient care for Medicare beneficiaries. In the Fiscal Year 2023 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule, which is open for comment until June 17, CMS is proposing two new social risk screening quality measures as part of the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program and is seeking information about use of social risk data as part of clinical severity classification and quality measures stratification. Read more about these important proposals and how to submit comments here.

May Research Round-Up

Articles in the round-up (and more!) can be found in the SIREN Evidence and Resource Library.

Systematic Reviews

Effect of Interventions for Non-Emergent Medical Transportation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Shekelle PG, Begashaw MM, Miake-Lye IM, Booth M, Myers B, & Renda A.

BMC Public Health

A Systematic Literature Review of Health Center Efforts to Address Social Determinants of Health

Pourat N, Lu C, Huerta DM, Hair BY, Hoang H, & Sripipatana A.

Medical Care Research and Review

Screening and Social Prescribing in Healthcare and Social Services to Address Housing Issues Among Children and Families: A Systematic Review

Anderst A, Hunter K, Andersen M, et al.

BMJ Open

Awareness/Screening Research

Social Needs Screening During Pediatric Emergency Department Visits: Disparities in Unmet Social Needs

Tedford NJ, Keating EM, Ou Z, Holsti M, Wallace AS, & Robison J.

Academic Pediatrics

This article examines disparities in the prevalence of unmet needs based on language preference.

Perpetuating Commodification of Suffering: How Social Determinants of Health Framing Prolongs Historical Racial Inequities

Presumey-Leblanc G, & Sandel M.

Women’s Health Reports

This article highlights how current social care approaches may perpetuate historical trauma.

A Framework for Cross-Sector Partnerships to Address Childhood Adversity and Improve Life Course Health

Liu PY, Beck AF, Lindau ST, et al.

Pediatrics

Policy Resources

Social Determinants of Health Data Issue Brief

Humana

This brief provides a helpful overview of federal and state policy efforts related to social risks and needs.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: Facilitating the Integration of Firearm Injury Prevention into Health Care Through Community Collaborations – Originally broadcast April 25, 2022

Systems for Action: Effectiveness of Early Childhood Development Partnerships in Addressing Pediatric Health and Social Needs during COVID-19 Pandemic –Originally broadcast April 27, 2022

The work of SIREN is made possible by the support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, and the University of California, San Francisco.

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